Michelle O'Brien-Palmer's latest book, POETRY PROJECTS WITH PIZZAZZ, published by Scholastic Professional Books, sold over 40,000 copies in the first three months of publication. This is her 11th published book (see information below). Michelle is looking into the possibility of writing a follow-up poetry book in the near future. Her 12th book, HOW THE EARTH WORKS, was published by Chicago Review Press in April, 2002. Michelle's books can be found at micnik.com. ---- BOOK INFORMATION: "The fun-filled projects in POETRY PROJECTS WITH PIZZAZZ guide kids to write super poems and then publish them in 15 fabulous formats - from puzzles to pop-ups, trioramas to mobiles, and much more! Includes teacher tips, easy step-by-step how-to's, and photographs of student work. A great way to guarantee poetry writing success for all young writers! " (Scholastic's summary) ISBN: 043906496, Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books, Publishing Date: October, 2001, Sales History: 40,000 copies sold in 3 months [October-December]*

Anne Marie Gallo, an ELC graduate from Boston, MA, and Nancy Lippe, a current ELC student from Los Altos, CA, have written chapter sections in Peter Senge's new fieldbook, Schools That Learn. The editor, Dr. Art Kleiner, has indicated that of all the pieces submitted by teachers for the fieldbook, only two were accepted both of them from Fielding (ELC), Anne Marie Gallo and Nancy Lippe. projects. A great way to guarantee poetry writing success for all young writers! " (Scholastic's summary) Title: POETRY PROJECTS WITH PIZZAZZ Publisher: Scholastic Professional Books Publishing Date: October, 2001 Sales History: 40,000 copies sold in 3 months [October-December]*

The ASCD Classroom Leadership Online journal has just published an article by Dr. Linda Bruce, an ELC graduate from Colorado. The article, Student Self-Assessment Making Standards Come Alive, is found in the September 2001 issue (Vol. 5, Number 1) and is based on Linda's dissertation research. You can access it by going to the http://www.ascd.org
website - Reading Room/ Classroom Leadership Online, or directly to this address:
http://www.ascd.org/frameclasslead.html

Dr. Irene McHenry's article, "Conflict in Schools: Fertile Ground for Moral Growth," just came out in the November 2000 issue of Phi Delta Kappan. To get further information on this publication and see the table of contents of recent issues see: http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/ktoclist.htm.